Before the Curtain Opens - Reviews
“Kate Kelly... writes about the Technique in a very engaging and accessible way, explaining abstract concepts in a down-to-earth style that is practical and insightful. While she has geared the book towards applying the Technique to the actor's process, the book is useful for anyone who finds themselves standing in front of an audience, as well as teachers of voice, movement, and the Alexander Technique who are looking for new inspiration and instruction on applying the Technique to working with actors”.
Geordie MacMinn in AMSAT - journal of the American Society for the Alexander Technique (see the full review here)
“I have been reading your marvellous book. I think it’s an amazing achievement and beautifully written. And a great handbook to dip into while working. Congratulations”.
Olwen Fouéré, Actor, writer and director
“Kate Kelly-Tanguay’s Before the Curtain Opens distils a lifetime’s lived experience of the Alexander Technique into an engaging and vivid introduction to what becomes a holistic philosophy of performance. A must-read for actors, drama students, and anyone who wants to feel more at easy within their own skin. Kate writes with a reassuring immediacy that makes your feel she is in the room with you”.
David Grant, Senior Lecturer in Drama, School of Creative Arts, Queen's University, Belfast
“I find Kate Kelly's capacity to cover a great deal of ground wittily and succinctly very engaging. The writing was itself a kind of Alexander lesson and I felt better for it.”
Stephen Dillane, Actor
"The Alexander Technique is a way of learning to change and retrain postural and behavioural habits that cause unnecessary tension, stress and illness. More than this, it is a form of conscious awareness and mindfulness avant la lettre. In this new book the Blake enthusiast and Alexander teacher Kate Kelly explores why Energy is Eternal Delight."
The Blake Society Newsletter, June 2018
Geordie MacMinn in AMSAT - journal of the American Society for the Alexander Technique (see the full review here)
“I have been reading your marvellous book. I think it’s an amazing achievement and beautifully written. And a great handbook to dip into while working. Congratulations”.
Olwen Fouéré, Actor, writer and director
“Kate Kelly-Tanguay’s Before the Curtain Opens distils a lifetime’s lived experience of the Alexander Technique into an engaging and vivid introduction to what becomes a holistic philosophy of performance. A must-read for actors, drama students, and anyone who wants to feel more at easy within their own skin. Kate writes with a reassuring immediacy that makes your feel she is in the room with you”.
David Grant, Senior Lecturer in Drama, School of Creative Arts, Queen's University, Belfast
“I find Kate Kelly's capacity to cover a great deal of ground wittily and succinctly very engaging. The writing was itself a kind of Alexander lesson and I felt better for it.”
Stephen Dillane, Actor
"The Alexander Technique is a way of learning to change and retrain postural and behavioural habits that cause unnecessary tension, stress and illness. More than this, it is a form of conscious awareness and mindfulness avant la lettre. In this new book the Blake enthusiast and Alexander teacher Kate Kelly explores why Energy is Eternal Delight."
The Blake Society Newsletter, June 2018